1921 Parramatta by-election

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1921 Parramatta by-election
Flag of New South Wales.svg
10 December 1921
 First partySecond party
  Herbert Pratten - May Moore (cropped).jpg
ALP
Candidate Herbert Pratten William Hutchison
Party Nationalist Labor
Popular vote20,7685,625
Percentage66.0%17.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.6ppDecrease2.svg9.5pp
TPP 76.0%26.0%
TPP swingIncrease2.svg3.4ppDecrease2.svg3.4pp

MP before election

Joseph Cook
Nationalist

Elected MP

Herbert Pratten
Nationalist

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Parramatta on 10 December 1921. This was triggered by the resignation of Nationalist MP, Treasurer and former Prime Minister Sir Joseph Cook to become Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Herbert Pratten, who resigned from the Senate to run.

Results

Parramatta by-election, 1921 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Herbert Pratten 20,76866.0-6.6
Labor William Hutchison5,62517.9-9.5
Independent Albert Piddington 2,7878.9+8.9
Country Barton Addison2,2687.2+7.2
Total formal votes31,44898.8
Informal votes8591.2
Turnout 32,307
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Herbert Pratten 76.0+3.4
Labor William Hutchison26.0-3.4
Nationalist hold Swing +3.4

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